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Meningococcal virulence in zebrafish embryos depends on capsule polysaccharide structure

Neisseria meningitidis or the meningococcus, can cause devasting diseases such as sepsis and meningitis. Its polysaccharide capsule, on which serogrouping is based, is the most important virulence factor. Non-encapsulated meningococci only rarely cause disease, due to their sensitivity to the host c...

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Autores principales: Schipper, Kim, Preusting, Lisanne C., van Sorge, Nina M., Pannekoek, Yvonne, van der Ende, Arie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9538531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36211969
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2022.1020201